KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Around 85,000 acres of national forest land in Tennessee could be open to road construction, reconstruction and timber harvest under a new Trump Administration plan, according ...

Around 85,000 acres of national forest land in Tennessee could be open to road construction, reconstruction and timber harvest under a new Trump Administration plan, according to the United States ...

In Tennessee, there are 698,000 acres of National Forest System lands. About 12% of that land was considered to be inventoried roadless areas under the Roadless Rule, according to the USDA.